Summer Allergy Season Tips

This year June 21 marks the official start of summer, but if you are allergic to grass pollen, mold and mildew spores or weed pollen your body may have already signaled summer’s arrival.  These symptoms can at first seem like a cold. 

The stuffy nose, cough, watering eyes, and sneezing can all resemble cold symptoms.  But a cold generally lasts 5 to 10 days and is gone.  Allergy symptoms can last as long the irritant is around. 

Depending on where you live the last weed pollen can hang around until the first frost in December.  That’s probably not what you wanted to hear, but it’s true.

There’s nothing to be done about the pollen outdoors.  Moving won’t help because spores can be blown for miles from where they originated.  And it’s not possible to stay indoors all the time.  So a management strategy is essential.

Stop the air exchange between indoor and outdoor air.  Use air conditioning and keep windows closed regardless of the temperature outside. Keep car windows closed as well as the vent to outside air.

Keep filters changed on the return for the central air conditioning system.  Isolate clothes and shower immediately when coming in from outside.  This will help reduce the amount of pollen that is introduced into your indoor air.

Use HEPA or high efficiency particle arresting air purifier to remove the seasonal allergens as well as the chronic indoor irritants that can combine to create havoc with allergies.

PurerAir.com offers the Hay Fever Air Purifier that can send 250 cubic feet of fresh clean air into your home every 60 seconds.  See it now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,

Debbie Davis, President

PurerAir.com

(800) 997-2989

Allergic Rhinitis Air Purifier

Airborne allergies often cause a combination of symptoms including watery eyes, itchy and runny nose, congestion, and coughing due to post nasal drip. This collection of symptoms is often referred to as allergic rhinitis.

Seasonal allergies are often the cause this condition. In the spring it is generally tree and flower pollen; in the summer grass pollen and in the fall weed pollen. Regardless of what the airborne triggers are the allergic reactions can range from mildly irritating to serious enough to cause absence from work and school.

Eliminating the airborne pollutants outdoors is impossible, but controlling the number of triggers is your indoor air is crucial. Using a high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) air purifier is an essential part of successful allergy management which in turn will control allergic rhinitis.

PurerAir.com offers an air purifier that is specifically designed to remove all sorts of pollen that cause allergy flare ups, hay fever, and allergic rhinitis.

See the air purifier that can help keep your life on track regardless of what’s in the air outdoors at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989

Grass Pollen Allergies—A 4 Step Plan for Management

If spring has sprung where you live, grass pollination is not far behind. And if you suffer from grass allergies your enjoyment of spring and summer are dependent of your finding a way to manage your grass pollen allergies. Here are 4 non-invasive ways to help you do just that.

1. Get someone else to cut and manage your lawn if your basic ground cover is grass. Avoid being out doors when the grass is cut and immediately afterwards. If you don’t want to turn your lawn’s management over to someone else, be sure to wear a HEPA mask when cutting the grass. Take off your shoes and clothes immediately before tracking through the house, and put your clothes in the washer. Take a shower to rid your hair and skin of any remaining pollen.

2. Pollen is most easily spread on dry, windy days. Look at the pollen count daily and schedule outdoor activities when the pollen count is low. A good rain can clear the air and clear the way for you to enjoy outdoor activities without triggering allergy symptoms.

3. Keep doors and windows closed and use air conditioning to keep the temperature comfortable. When entering and leaving your home, use doors that open on spaces other than your main living areas. Garage doors, mud room doors, enclosed porch doors can all put some distance between the grass pollen and areas of the house where you spend the most time.

4. Regardless of how careful you are, pollen will still get into your home. It’s just a fact of life. Using a high efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air purifier that is designed to filter pollen is a non-invasive and proactive step to take towards managing grass pollen allergies.

And one of the best benefits is that it removes any type of pollen down to .3 microns as well as other common household pollutants. So not only does it effectively manage your grass pollen allergies, but it give you cleaner and healthier indoor air every day of the year.

See the HEPA air purifier that can help you manage your grass pollen allergies now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989